Ha that's a riot! People should start placing trash bins in the middle of the sidewalk to encourage 'heads up' pedestrians.
I used to be pretty good at this with my old Timport. I'm still pretty good using iTap but I don't do it as much. I'll usually stop and move out of the way somewhere. Now, if I could only stop texting and driving.
Actually I read somewhere that the padded posts on the streets of London were a publicity stunt to draw attention to this issue and not actually a permanent addition to London street posts. If I can find the article, I'll post it.
I used to be good at it, then I got the new SCoop, full qwery, so I have to actually look down and then look up.
Haha, I can relate. I've given up texting while driving, but I've been known to run into things while walking and navigating my T9 at the same time...